Is there any way to see the file system on the iOS simulator?

Question

Is there any way to browse the file system of a currently running or just killed iOS simulator? I\'d settle for being able to see a specific app\'s files if there\'s a way t

Answer 1

first, get simulator list with device ID from terminal

1. instruments -s devices
2. xcrun simctl list

Then go put device id below path. you will be get specific simulator file system ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/{{deviceID}}

Answer 2

Open the program "Activity Monitor", search for your App (just the apps name, not the simulator), click "Informations" and open "Open files and ports". Copy the second entry (something like /Users/me/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/4.2/Applications/B97A9504-0FA5-4826-BB6D-A2335A676459/VSGradientView.app/YourApp). This is the running app, while <...>/B97A9504-0FA5-4826-BB6D-A2335A676459/VSGradientView.app/ is the bundle, and <...>/B97A9504-0FA5-4826-BB6D-A2335A676459/* the sand-boxed folder.

If you pass this as open "/Users/me/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/4.2/Applications/B97A9504-0FA5-4826-BB6D-A2335A676459/" to the terminal, the folder will open in Finder.

Sounds complicated but isn't.

Answer 3

Easy. Fast. Xcode 10+.

1. Use print(NSHomeDirectory()) and copy the path.
2. Open Finder app and press Shift+Cmd+G
3. Paste the copied path and press GO

Alternative for 1. is to catch a breakpoint and do po NSHomeDirectory() in console.

Answer 4

There is a nifty app that also supports the XCode 6 simulator.

https://github.com/somegeekintn/SimDirs

It is awesome, use it!

Answer 5

If you want to automate getting the location or use that folder in scripting, you can get the precise location from a running simulator with the following command:

xcrun simctl get_app_container booted my.app.id data

Answer 6

based on zsero answer

Details

macOS 10.13.1

Solution 1

Run the following line in the terminal

Template

open `xcrun simctl get_app_container booted BUNDLEID_OF_YOUR_APP data` -a Finder

Full Sample

open `xcrun simctl get_app_container booted com.Test data` -a 

BUNDLEID_OF_YOUR_APP ???

BUNDLEID_OF_YOUR_APP = "Bundle Identifier"

Features of the solution 1

• open file to get app simulator directory

Solution 2

Create a bash scrip with a name of your app and code:

script_file_name = `basename "$0"`
open `xcrun simctl get_app_container booted $script_file_name data`

Features of the solution 2

• open file to get app simulator directory
• rename file to get another app simulator directory

Result